OM Podcast #11: Project Management in the Real World

In our latest podcast Jay Heizer speaks with a real world project manager, Dr. Dan Bumblauskas, who is currently Executive Director of Convergent Technology Alliance Center and Associate Dean and Professor of the Business College at Missouri Western University.  He and Jay discuss a variety of aspects of project management, including tools, risk management, and strategies to keep within budget and on schedule.

 

 

 

Transcript

Word of this podcast will download by clicking on the word Transcript above.

Instructors, assignable auto-graded exercises using this podcast are available in MyLab OM.  See our  earlier blog post with a recording of author and user Chuck Munson to learn how to find these, or contact your Pearson rep to learn more!  https://www.pearson.com/us/contact-us/find-your-rep.html

OM Podcast #7: The Cold Food Supply Chain

Welcome to our latest Operations Management podcast! Today, Barry Render and his guest, Temple University Professor Misty Blessley, discuss cold food storage and the importance of this often hidden supply chain.  Their talk includes benefits of a well-developed cold food supply chain, an assessment of the U.S. cold supply chain, and a look across the world.

 

 

Transcript

A transcript in Word of this podcast is available by clicking on the word Transcript above.

Instructors, assignable auto-graded exercises using this podcast are available in MyLab OM.  See our August 21st blog post with a recording of author and user Chuck Munson to learn how to find these, or contact your Pearson rep to learn more!  https://www.pearson.com/us/contact-us/find-your-rep.html

OM Podcast #3: Managing Large Projects

Welcome to our latest Operations management podcast! Today, Jay Heizer and Barry Render delve into the topic of managing large projects, which is a topic in Chapter 3, Project Management. What makes a project successful? Why do so many fail to meet their objectives? What is a “megaproject”? All three of these questions are answered by our authors.

 

 

Instructors, assignable auto-graded exercises using this podcast are available in MyLab OM.  Contact your Pearson rep to learn more!  https://www.pearson.com/us/contact-us/find-your-rep.html

See you for our next podcast on May 8th for a discussion about the strategic decision making at McDonalds.